Advisory Committee

The NCNG Advisory Committee is made up of leaders that represent NCNG's diverse membership.

These committed professionals help guide NCNG's programming, services and benefits, and provide leadership for the state's philanthropic sector.

To nominate an NCNG member to serve on this committee, please contact Sarah Mann Willcox.

Chair

Marilyn Chism (Rocky Mount)
Director of Programs, Golden LEAF Foundation

Vice Chairs

Leslie Ann Jackson (Raleigh)
President and CEO, The Camber Foundation

Mimi O'Brien (Durham)
Executive Director, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation

Secretary-Treasurer

Shelia Reich (RTP)
Director of Racial Equity and Healthy Communities, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

Debbie Aiken (Raleigh)
Executive Director, Anonymous Trust

Elizabeth Brazas (Asheville)
President, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

Jama Campbell (Raleigh)
Executive Director, SECU Foundation

Andrea Hulighan (Winston-Salem) 
Executive Vice President, The Winston-Salem Foundation

Curtis Holloman (High Point) 
Executive Director, Foundation for A Healthy High Point

Tom Lawrence (Charlotte)
President & CEO, The Leon Levine Foundation

Susan Mims (Asheville)
CEO, Dogwood Health Trust

Suzanne Philemon (Concord)
Executive Director, The Cannon Foundation, Inc.

Chris Sawin (Manteo)
President and CEO, Outer Banks Community Foundation

Tamika Williams (Charlotte)
Assoc. Director, Child and Family Well-Being, The Duke Endowment